Crown-cap remover



May 7, 1929. T. HARDING CROWN' CAP REMOVER Filed Jan. 12, 1928 INVENTORYZMM A TTORNEYS.

Patented May 7, 1929. r I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HARDING, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 J. L. SOMMER MANU-FACTURING (30., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CROWN-CAP REMOVER.

Application filed January '12, 1928.

This invention relates in general to a device for removing crown capsfrom bottles, and more particularly to such a device adapted forpermanent attachment to a wall or refrigerator which supports and holdsthe device in proper position to engage a bottle cap.

Known devices of this general character include a metal plate having abody portion secured to a wall, and an outwardly project-.

ing portion having an opening, the edge of which is adapted to engagethe edge of the crown cap sothat upon swinging movement of the bottlerelative to the device, the cap is pried off the bottle. These deviceshave a very serious objection in that the bead at the m outh ofthebottles is frequently chipped, and inmany instances large piecescracked from the mouth of the bottle, dueto the natural forceful contactof the cap with the metal device as the cap is pushed by the holder ofthe bottle into engagement with the device.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a crown cap remover ofthe general character described embodying novel and im- F provedfeatures of construction, whereby the possibility of chipping orcracking the mouth of the bottle during the cap-removing operation isreduced or eliminated.

Another object is to provide a crown cap remover for attachment to awall or the like havin novel and improved features of con structlonwhereby a portion of the wall at the point normally first engaged bythebottle cap is exposed through the cap remover so as to form a cushionfor the cap to absorb or reduce the force of the impact on the cap as itis manipulated into position for removal by the device.

Further objects are to provide in such a device a main portion to besecured to a wall or the like, and an outwardly projecting portion atits top formed with an opening to partially receive a crown cap, so thatthe edge of the opening may engage under the cap to remove the same,said main portion having an opening in relation to thefirst-1nentionedopening to expose the wall therethrough, whereby the cap contacts withthe wall as it is brought into engagement with the device for removal,and to obtain other advantages and results as will be brought out in thefollowing description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which corresponding andlike-parts are designated throughout the several views by the samereference characters,

Figure 2.

Serial No. 246,139.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a crown cap remover embodying myinvention, show ing the same applied to a vertical wall;

F lgure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the device asshown in Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a horizontal view, taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Specifically describing the illustrated embodiment of the invention, thereference character l designates the main portion of the device which ispreferably formed of sheet metal and is approximately flat so as to lieflat against a vertical wall A, such as a refrigerator or a door frame.Said main portion is formed with a plurality of openings to receivescrews 2 for securing the device to the wall. The top portion 3 of thedevice projects outwardly from the wall at an angle to the main portion1 and is formed with an opening 4 to partially receive a crown cap Bwhich is usually applied to a bottle of the type shown at G. The outeredge of the opening 4 is formed with a lip 5 to engage under the edge ofthe cap B, as shown in The main portion 1 is provided with an opening 6adjacent the opening 4 and in such relation thereto that as the bottleand cap are moved into engagement with the device, as shown in dot anddash lines in Figure 2, the cap enters the opening 6 and contacts withthe wall A exposed therethrough. The wall A which is usually of wood, ormay be of any material relatively softer than the metal of which thecap-removing device is formed, serves in effect as a shock absorber orcushion and reduces the force of the impact incident to pushing thebottle upwardly, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing. This operation isusually rather careless and accompanied by considerable force due to themanual operation. From the dot and dash line position shown in Figure 2,the bottle is manipulated upwardly as usual into the solid lineposition, where the edge of the cap is brought down over the lip 5. Thebase of the bottle is then pushed downwardly, and the part 7 of the topportion 3 serves as a bearing or fulcrum for the cap so that the capvention to provide any suitable cushioning surface in place of thesurface provided through the opening 6, but the specific constructiondescribed is simple and inexpensive and enables the device to he made ofone piece of material and to utilize the normal resiliency of thesurfaces to which such devices are ordinarily applied.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim is:

Acrown cap remover comprising a single piece of sheet metal having aflat main portion to be secured against a support and a top portionprojecting at an angle to said main portion and formed with an openinghaving at the portion of its edge farthest from said main portion anoverhanging lip to engage under the edge of a crown cap, said mainportion having an opening in spaced relation to said opening in the topportion to form a narrow resilient portion between said openings to actas a hearing for the cap, said opening in the main portion being of asize to permit a crown cap on a bottle to pass through it withouttouching said main portion the cap is moved into engagement with saidlip.

THOMAS HARDING.

